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Danielle Clarke @rhetorician.bsky.social · 15h

This is a project that started with a workshop I ran at @rsaorg.bsky.social in 2021 (online). Of the great contributors to that session, three of us were rash enough to commit to producing an edition of Anne Southwell - the best early modern poet you’ve not yet read 1/2

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Suzanne Karr Schmidt @drkarrschmidt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

ImPRESSed Yet? I am thrilled to announce that Impressive Textiles: Premodern Printing on Fabric will be published October 27 in print and Open Access with @acmrs.bsky.social, thanks to 30 textile and print scholars, and 1 groundbreaking exhibition @newberrylibrary.bsky.social! #CoverReveal 1/5

Cover art for Impressive Textiles: Premodern Printing on Fabric!

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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It is very auspicious that two graduates of the same undergrad art history program have such IMPRESSIVEly titled books coming out, and, having gotten a preview of this one, I can assure you it's not something you want to miss.

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Simon Knott @simonknott.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A unicorn trampling a snail with the head of a man, a c1520 misericord in the Tunstall Chapel of Durham Castle for #Woodensday.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026

Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."

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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is a beautiful example of a pair of late 16th — early 17th-century chopines. A chopine is a women’s platform-style shoe that was popular in Europe, especially in Venice and Spain, from the 15th to 17th centuries.

A pair of leather, silk and silver brocade chopines.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.

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F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins

The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.

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Jesse Locker @jessemlocker.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

If you're not supposed to eat Jesus then why did they make him Fun Size? [Hans Burgkmair the Elder, St. Jerome, c. 1510, 41.4 x 29.3 cm, Alte Pinakothek, Munich]

A half-lenth St. Jerome, bearded and haggard, holding a rock and kissing (or eating??) a crucifix https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/RQ4XJVgL10

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 17/09/2026

On September 17th, we filled our 200,000th pothole. See something that needs fixing in NYC? Call 311, tag @nyc311.bsky.social or go to portal.311.nyc.gov.

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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

17 Sept 1609: The translation of William Morgan from the bishopric of Llandaff to St. Asaph is confirmed #otd Morgan was the maker of the first full translation of #Bible - 1588 - into #Welsh #Cymraeg (NLW)

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS lawsuit seeking to compel Vermont to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database. Another victory for Elias Law Group and our clients. DOJ is now 0-24. ELG is undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/vermon...

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🚨 United States of America v. Hanzas

Learn more here.

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Mark Turnbull Author @1642author.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Join me at Leicester's historic guildhall for a talk about the mystery of Charles I's executioners. During research for my biography of Charles, I found archival sources that put a new candidate in the frame Booking via: www.leicestermuseums.org/event-details/?id=5f53ede6-e459-4a19-98b1-598f283752bd

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Emily Rowe @emilyrowe1.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Enjoyed chatting with @sbrackenborough.bsky.social in July about my recent chapter on early modern metallic music. Check out the interview and Simon’s other posts on music history here — mosaicoftheair.substack.com/p/a-smithes-...

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'A Smithes Best Chyme'

I chat with Dr. Emily Rowe about music and metal in early modern London.

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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Rough Draft vs Final Draft

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Alice Thornton's Books @thorntonsbooks.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

3 Sept. 1656 #OTD Alice Thornton's daughter Elizabeth (Betty) died aged 18 months and was buried at St Anne's, Catterick. The parish register records her burial, leaving out her name, which was perhaps meant to be added later: ' ___ the daughter of Wm Thornton buried the 3rd of Sept'. #EarlyModern 🗃️

A photo of St Anne's church, Catterick, taken on an angle looking towards the tower. The sky is blue and tall dark green trees frame the shot.

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Jesse Locker @jessemlocker.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

It was recently revealed that this diminutive self-portrait of Artemisia Gentileschi as St. Catherine was purchased in February by billionaire Ken Griffin. The work will be lent to the exhibition “Artemisia Gentileschi: The Triumph of Painting” in Denmark in 2028. news.artnet.com/market/billi...

A self portrait of Artemisia Gentileschi looking out at the viewer, wearing a crown, holding a palm and next to a spiked wheel, the attributes of St. Catherine of Alexandria

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Tudor Times @thetudortimes.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

@enortonhistory.bsky.social has just published a biography of Jane Seymour. As 4th speaker at the Tudor Times Summit on Henry VIII and his In-laws bit.ly/4wOdTnn she will be sharing her discoveries about how Henry & the Seymour family interacted. @catherinefletcher.info @drlindaporter.bsky.social

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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Augustine of Hippo looking a little like he's had enough for one day from a Spanish Translation of his "City of God", c. 1446–82 Artist: Cano de Aranda (Met Museum) St Augustine died #otd 28 Aug 430.

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Erika Gaffney @erikagaffney.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Congratulations to Sarah Joan Moran on the publication of her new book Unconventual Women in the Habsburg Low Countries, 1585–1794 Visual Culture at the Court Beguinages www.routledge.com/Unconventual...

The front cover of a book. The featured image is a soberly dressed woman wearing a white head covering, with her right hand resting on her left, both hands held in front of her. Her right forefinger is inserted into the pages of a small book with a black cover that she holds in her right hand.

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Christine Kooi @christinekooi.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I was one of the manuscript readers of this excellent study, and I'm very glad to see it in print. #earlymodern #reformationinthelowcountries

Blue and red book cover: "War, Revolt, and Saced Space," by Andew Spicer

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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Door that appears to lead to nowhere, 1639 style Salomon van Ruysdael (British Museum)

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Sarah Moran @lc-beguines.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Just dropped *today*: Early Modern Women and Religious Innovation, eds Katherine O’Donnell &Francesco Quatrini (Bloomsbury), w/my chapter "Reform and Resistance in the 1540s, or How the Diest Beguines Tried to Get Rid of Their Priest". Preview on GoogleBooks:https://tinyurl.com/r9d59y74 #nuntastic

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Erika Gaffney @erikagaffney.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Sat 3 Oct 2026 at Christ Church Library, Oxford Univ - Women and Their Books: Women as Book Producers and Owners in Early Modern England and Scotland A study afternoon exploring women as book producers and owners in Early Modern England and Scotland. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-and-...

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Women and Their Books in Early Modern England and Scotland

A study afternoon exploring women as book producers and owners in Early Modern England and Scotland.

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

A whole day based on Katherine Parr’s 1545 prayers and meditations! This would have been impossible to envisage 40 years ago. Count me in.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

This is insanity: Trump's DOJ is about to "settle" his lawsuit against the IRS by creating a $1.7 billion slush fund to pay off victims of Biden "weaponization." I talked to Jamie Raskin about this. It's even more corrupt than it first appears. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2105...

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Trump’s $10 Billion Shakedown of IRS Takes Unnervingly Corrupt Turn

The president’s “settlement” with the IRS appears set to give him a slush fund of $1.7 billion to dole out to allies. How unconstitutional is it? Jamie Raskin counts the ways.

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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

3 May 1667: The date on which Mary Palmer asserted, in Apr 1682, that she had married Andrew Marvell MP & #poet at Holy Trinity, Little Minories (TCC).

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Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Elizabeth Boleyn was in the news yesterday, and I had to weigh in on the discussion around the Windsor sketch! Does it depict Elizabeth Boleyn? What are the issues with the research? You can read my post here: open.substack.com/pub/sophieba...

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Did Holbein sketch Elizabeth Boleyn?

Elizabeth Boleyn was in the news yesterday!

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

If you want to help me, here is my one ask: pread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Subscribe to Democracy Docket for free and share its content with everyone you know. Thanks. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

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Suzanne Karr Schmidt @drkarrschmidt.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Which King/Tyrant/Dear Leader are we on again?

Heraldry page for the short-lived British king Edward the sixth, with fifth crossed out and sixth added.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

KIMMEL: “You know how sometimes you wake up and the First Lady demands you be fired? We’ve all been there, right? — I agree hateful, violent rhetoric is something we should reject… a great place to start to dial that back would be to talk to your husband.”

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Rowdy Rebel @rowdyrebel.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

The local laundromat here does the same. I picked up novel whilst waiting on Sunday morning, haven’t put it down since. 📖🤗

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Fiona McLees @mclees-fiona.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

The ruins of Godstow Abbey, Oxford, in the twilight. A 2019 study by historian Katie Ann-Marie Bugyis ascertained that for local benefactors, the prayers of the Godstow Benedictine nuns held equal value compared to that of the nearby male communities, and that in some cases, they were valued more.

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Daniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Woe betide you, humanity. A beasty fish-monster with an abbreviated warning "WEWEWE" featured on the skin. In German this stands for "Wehe, Wehe, Wehe den Mensch". Also worth mentioning: a human leg, a sword, and 3 pikes.

A boar-like monster from the sea, on a broadside of 1615 Europe, with a human leg, a sword, and 3 pikes.

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Susan Amussen @sdamussen.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Adding a picture of the very pretty cover

Picture of book titled what’s in a Name, with a print of London on the cover

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Barry Hertz @hertzbarry.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Chandler Levack's MILE END KICKS earned strong $230K at Canadian box office last week, projected to hit $450K in theatrical run here. Top-performing theatres included Montreal's Cinema du Parc and Cineplex Forum, Ottawa's ByTowne. Context: most Cdn films would be lucky to crack $100K at box office.

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Sen. Warren: "Did Donald Trump lose the 2020 election?" Handsome Kevin: "ummm... errr... " His response raises real questions about whether Warsh is independent of the President and if he has the courage to tell hard truths.

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Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

My new Substack post discusses Elizabeth Boleyn's apartments at palaces, castles, and manors across the country during Anne's queenship! You can read it here: open.substack.com/pub/sophieba...

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Elizabeth Boleyn's Apartments at Court

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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

It was only a matter of time: the powerful anti-abortion org Students for Life has endorsed legislation to imprison abortion patients. The move marks the biggest shift in anti-abortion politics in decades. jessica.substack.com/p/the-mask-i...

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The Mask is Off: Major Anti-Abortion Group Calls for Arrest of Abortion Patients

Students for Life says it should be "an easy vote"

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Helen Gittos @helengittos.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

New Directions in the History of Liturgy Study Day Saturday 25 April 2026 Cambridge, English Faculty, 10-5 Tessa Webber, Henry Parkes, Juliette Day, Sarah Hamilton - & more - Bede's deathbed, Canterbury pontificals, the early history of Prime, C14th Frankfurt... royalhistsoc.org/calendar/new...

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New Directions in the History of Liturgy Study Day - CONFERENCE - RHS

Study Day: New Directions in the History of Liturgy II Attendance is free but please register to help us plan the catering (details below) PROGRAMME 10am Welcome 10.15am Chair: Teresa Webber (Universi...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/04/2026

I don't think my day can recover from "I thought it was me as a doctor." Let's call it a wrap.

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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

I love this photo of Saint Luke with piles of manuscripts in his lap from the Gospel Book of Otto III (c. 1000 CE) (Manuscript (Clm. 4453), Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich). Probably projection, but he looks traumatized by all the reading he still needs to do before the end of the semester.

Gospel Book of Otto III

c. 1000
Manuscript (Clm. 4453), 334 x 242 mm
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich

This is another miniature from the Gospels of Otto III (folio 139r). It shows St Luke with a piles of manuscripts in his lap (their bindings studded with jewels) exalting all the Old Testament prophets who foretold the coming of Christ.

Web gallery of art image: https://www.wga.hu/html_m/zgothic/miniatur/1001-050/1/1gospel5.html

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 12/04/2026

Hungary has chosen Europe. Europe has always chosen Hungary. A country reclaims its European path. The Union grows stronger.

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Zanna Van Loon @zannavanloon.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Finder’s fee: seasonal fruit. Early modern provenance mark on the flyleaf in a 16th-century illuminated manuscript: ‘This book belongs to Catrina Leoners. Whoever finds it should return it to her for an apple or a pear…’ #rarebooks #earlymodern #bookhistory 💙📚📜

Detail of the provenance mark reading: Catrina Leoners hoort dit bouck toe, die het vindt die doet haer weer om een appel of een peer die het en doet

First page in the manuscript with a decorated letter A in blue and red and border decoration in green and red

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Alice Thornton's Books @thorntonsbooks.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

10 April 1678 #OTD Alice Thornton brought a case at the quarter sessions in Thirsk against her former servant, John Calvert, for stealing sheep. In late 1677 Thornton had owned 32 ‘fat’ sheep (i.e., ready for slaughter) but they all mysteriously disappeared from the meadow near her house. 🗃️ 📜

Photo of a 17th-century sheep stealing case from the North Yorkshire quarter sessions.

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